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'Mike'[_4_] · 27-04-2014, 04:33 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening

"Janet" wrote in message
t...

In article ,
says...

No, I don't think it's right but I do think that human nature being
what it is, a punishment really must fit the crime. Whether that
punishment is losing one's own life if found to be a murderer, or a
life sentence really meaning that, there seems little doubt that
stronger deterrents are needed than exist now.

Then can you explain why longer than a lifetime sentences/ death
penalty have not acted as a deterrent in the USA, and why that highly
punitive country continues to have such a high rate of homicide compared
with ours.

Janet
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I can answer than one Janet. The mentality of the offender. This is a true
story you will not believe, but I assure you it is 100% true. I had a
prisoner on one of my courses in the prison who to start with, I thought I
was going to have trouble with, however, when during the course a little bit
of trouble did look as if it were brewing, 'he' was the one to quell it, but
that is not the story. The course I had written and was running was to City
and Guilds Certificate Qualification with the idea of giving them at least a
start with a trade. The ideal situation was for the prisoner to finish the
16 week full time course to as near to the end of their sentence as
possible. This one, sorry I won't name names, this one finished the course
in June and was released at the end of his sentence in July. 2 years GBH (so
you can see why I was delighted when he quelled the possible uprising in my
room!!)

July ..... gone.

In August I saw him walking towards me across the main area at Camp Hill in
prison dress. 'What the hell are you doing in here?' I asked. "Two and a
half years" 'What for?' (Now whilst I had full access to their records if I
wanted them I never bothered. It was only during conversation in the class
room that offences, such as the car driver I spoke of earlier, came to
light) "Well I went back home and doffed the bloke what put me inside last
time"

I would love to know what has happened to him since the mid to late 70's
when I was there.

So what do you do with someone like that?

Mike

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